Hand-stamp



W. T. CRESSLER.

HAND STAMP.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I9, 1921.

Patented Nov. 29, 1921.

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ercs WILL T. cnnssnnn, or CINCINNATI, OHIO.

HAND-STAMPQ Application firecseptmterjie, 1921. SeriaLNc. 501,629.

To all whom 2'2 may concern citizen of the United States, residingat the city of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Hand- Stamps, of which the following is a specification. y I

My invention belongs more particularly to that class of hand stamps, known as hand daters, which are generally employed 1n stamping dates upon letters, receipts, documents, bills and the like In connection with a permanent stamp,'the dates being placed upon endless rubber belts or'bands and the permanent stamp beingupon a rubber pad, attached to a plate'at bottom ofthe stamp; the dates usually: consisting of day, month and year, symbols or] characters, and

being movable'so that different dates can be used; theendless belts or rubber bandsmay carry any other figures, letters, symbols or I the like, or any words.

My invention relates more particularly to the novel arrangement and combination of parts, rendering it possible for the user to adjust the rubber bands or belts properly so that the printing face of the bands will be in unison and flush with the face of the permanent rubber pad on theplate of the stamp, so that the matter on the pad and on the belts will all print even and at the same time, thus producing a unit'orni'and legible print; and the feature and advantagecorr sists in enabling me to accomplish thisre sult wlthout the use ofany extraneous tools, such as screw drivers, knives or the like;

the desired result can be'obtained by man'ip'- ulating thedevice itself. I accomplish this:

by producing a tension'device placed at'the bottom of the rubber bands, on the inside loop thereof, at said bottom part thereof,

and manipulate the same by the handle the stamp through agency of means connccted with the shaft which carries the rolls over when the bands pass; thus enabling me to tighten or loosen the bands as needed, thus allowing one to always maintain the proper and needed tension.

In the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification:

Figure 1, is a side view in elevation of the device,

Fig. 2, is a sectional view, taken on the line 22 of Fig. 3,

, of rolls or rollers 1, 2, and 3 upon which are mounted and over which pass the rubber beltsor bands e, 5, and 6'; the rollers 1 and 3 being turnedby serrated wheels 7' and 8 and the wheel 2 carries and is turned by two, serrated wheels 11, one on each side Specification of Letters Patent. Patented NOV. 29. 1921.

of said roller 2, the bands, at their lower turn pass overja tension bridge made up 01" I the upper span?) and the lower span 10; be-

tween these spans I provide pins as 12, and around pins '12, I place the coiled springs 13, pins l4 being also provided to guide the partsand keep them in ailinement; the pins '12 passing through the lower span 10 enrigidly connected to the rollsto which they are attached, so that when they turn the rolls, the bands or strips can be turned to' 'move upwardly or downwardly to change the date, month, year or any othermatter on the hands, so that different 'printingcan' be done by the dater, to suit the occasion or time.

In connection with the middle roll 2, I

attachan arbor 15, which passes over the roll 2 and its wheels 11, arching the same, and the shaft 20 p assesthrough the lower extremity of said arbor at the point 16. To

the top part of arbor 15, at the point where as shown'at 19, a washer or centering plug 19 being'present' on the rod or stem 18, to always center the same, inasmuch as said rod being connected so that it will swing loyjreasonflot arbor 15 being loosely connected'on shaft 20, said rod must be guided and centered.

All the working parts above described are housed in a framework in the present instance consisting of two complementary parts 21 and 22 and a plate 23, which when united by screw 23 at the bottom and handle 2 1 at the top, appear as shown in the drawing. When these parts 21 and 22 are assembled it will beseenthat a slip collar or stem 25 is formed at the top, upon which a the handle 24 can be slipped on and off, and guideways as 26, are formed in which the ends of shaft 20 are supported, and ShOllle ders as 27 are formed at the bottom so that the bridge formed of spans 9 and 10 can be" placed to abut against said shoulders and the plate 23, (see particularly 'Figs. 2 and 3). r

The serrated wheels 7 8 and 11 pass through slits or slots in the side parts or pieces 21 and 22, (as shown inFig. 1), V In the handle 24-, I place anannular recess 30, which fits onto the slip collar 25.-

vthe looped bands 4, 5 and 6, at the bottom' thereof, the lower band 10 being wedge shape to better connect the bands; it will also be noticed'that the rolls 1, 2 and 3andtheir wheels are mounted on the shaft 20 and that the arbor 15 is loosely connected to said shaft, and further that the stem 18 is rigidly connected to the arbor, and that the screw threaded sleeve 31 engages screw threads 19 on the rod or stem 18, consequently when the handle 24 which'carries the sleeve 21 is revolved to the right or left it screws down or up on said rod or stem 18 and thus lowers or raises the shaft 20 carrying all the rolls, wheels and the bands passing thereover, downward or upward, operating the tension bridge so that itsspa'ns 9 and 10 willcome closer together or farther away from eachother to increase or diminish the tension on the bands or belts which carry the rubber type thereon; by this operation taking up any play or tightening the same for any purpose whatsoever; keeping the face type on said bands flush with the permanent pad 32 inthe. plate 23. It may be remarked herethat the rubber pads 82 are not always the same thickness; this makes no difference with my device, as by turning the handle 24 in the proper direction, as heretofore stated, the'bands can be tightened or loosened to properly make the printing face in connection with the pad 32.

"bands enabling the face of It will be seen from this description that I need no extraneous means for manipulating the parts to secure the proper alinement or tension on the movable parts of my stamps.

7 While I have described one specific means and form for carrying my invention into effect, it will be readily apparent that the same may be used in connection with hand stamps other than the one herein set forth, and that the same may be changed and modified without departing from the spirit or V iglinciple of my invention.

at 'I claim as newand my'invention and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device of the character described, a series of rolls and means for supporting the same, a series of endless rubber hands, a 1

tension means at the bottom of said endless bands, on the nside thereof, means for turning said endless bands, said endless bands passing over the rolls and tension means,

and means for raising and lowering the rolls and their supporting means, in order to ap ply greater or less tension to the endless said endless bands to be alined.

2. In a device of'the character described,

a series of rolls and means for supporting same, a tension means, a series of endless rubber bands passing over said rolls and said tension means, a handle, means connected to the supporting means for the rolls and said handle, whereby by the turning of the handle the said' tension means are in creased or diminished.

3. In a device of the character described, a series of rolls, a shaft, said rolls supported on said shaft, means on said rolls for separately turning the same, a tensionmeans capable of being depressed or relaxed, a series of endless rubber. bands, said bands passing over said rolls and over said tension means, a stem, and sald'stem loosely connected to said shaft, a handle, said handle engaging with the upper part of said stem, whereby by turning the handle the said shaft and rolls and rubber bands are raised or lowered, said tension device increasing or decreaslng the amount 0t tension applied tothe said bands.

In testimony whereof, my signature at Cincinnati, Ohio, this 17th day of September, 1921. V

WILL T; CRESSLER. 

